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Please, believe what you wish. If you are a good person then there is nothing more I ask of you as a fellow human on Earth. Common decency and respect of one another.

I believe, stone cold, that if any creator does exist, and said creator granted us "free will", then I would have no issue feeling justified explaining how I thought I had it right. "Creator, I firmly believed that I had it figured out and maybe I was wrong but I was always a good person. What omnipotent being is going to condemn you. None worthy of creating the cosmos and life.

I pity those that condemn and hate based on differences. They cannot tolerate another consideration of existence or co-existence. When those people face the exact same potential creator, what will they say? Will they feel good about the hate, fear, and condemnation of fellow humans? I doubt it.

If any potential creator actually did compose the universe and life as we know it, I cannot in any good faith, believe that it would encourage those negative actions and lifestyles. The universe is nothing else than an unimaginable balance of itself.

We don't hate anyone. All we are called to do is share the Gospel. The Gospel is for all. When I meet God, I already know will happen. Now if you are talking about homosexuality and abortion, I am willing to you about that.

You cannot tell me you have never heard of any kind of religious intolerance from any kind of news source or history book? There is a fairly lengthy history of religious intolerance within human history and modern society. There are plenty of perfectly content people who go about their business without trying to thrust their understanding of existence one else. I believe that to be an essential aspect of my so called "good person". This is simply my own opinion.

Those all equally great segments of the Bible but do not excuse those Christians who perpetuate hate, intolerance, and/or condemnation instead of love, acceptance, and forgiveness. I am not suggesting people do not make mistakes in judgement but I think there is a long jump between thinking abortion is not a choice you would ever make versus murdering someone in cold blood. If the 10 commandments are the only standard of a "good person" in Christianity's measures, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Those all equally great segments of the Bible but do not excuse those Christians who perpetuate hate, intolerance, and/or condemnation instead of love, acceptance, and forgiveness.

They were not intended to...

I am not suggesting people do not make mistakes in judgement

I am, I make mistakes in judgement constantly.

If the 10 commandments are the only standard of a "good person" in Christianity's measures, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Fairly close. Being a Christian is not about being a better person than someone who is not. It is also not about thinking you are a better person than someone else. It is about recognising your desperate need for a saviour.

And I respect that. I do not respect those, of any religion or non-religion, that instead of focusing on their own personal success of measuring up to those standards, decides to focus entirely more energy/time on those very same negative aspects of humanity.

According to who yourself ? Even some psychopaths think/thought they were/are good people.

I pity those that condemn and hate based on differences....

These seems like a condemnation to me.

Also what constitutes hate does the fact that I condemn something automatically imply I hate the person whose actions I am condemning. I don't think so. I condemn murder and rape but I pray and hope those people who commit such acts that they will repent that isn't hate to me.

condemnation of fellow humans?

Humans who behave in ways that society doesn't accept face condemnation. It is very popular now to condemn people for being intolerant. So in principle you believe in condemnation. You just disagree what acts should be condemned.

believe that it would encourage those negative actions and lifestyles.

I don't think condemnation is that negative. I think murder should be condemned.

Also you can only tolerant things that you by definition think are wrong that is the real definition of tolerance. If you don't think something is wrong you accept it not tolerate it.

No, you are not speaking clearly or logically. If you use the word condemnation in one sentence then I'm going to assume it means the same thing in the next sentence unless you tell me otherwise. Condemning is condemning. Just because you feel like what you're condemning is more worthy of condemnation or that there's a huge 'difference' between the two doesn't change the fact that you're still passing judgment. Based on your anecdotal, personally biased evidence, no less. How is that logical or fair??

His response, "All you have done good in your life does not measure up to My righteousness (perfection). On that alone, you deserve to be banished from My presence."

However, if we believe in what Jesus, the Son of God, did through his death and resurrection, we are given righteousness. Only then will God say, "I see all you have done and it does not measure up, but I also see you have been given the righteousness of my Son by your belief, welcome home."